23 CAR § 466-1008. System and equipment protection

(a) Each LEC shall properly install and maintain protectors at subscriber premises. (b) The minimum standards for protection devices, installations, and grounding shall be in accordance with the: (1) American National Standard Institute’s National Electrical Safety Code, Section 9, Part 99; and (2) National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 70: National Electrical Code, Article 800, Communications Circuits, especially Rules 800.30 for protective devices and 800.40 for grounding methods.